# Do people with slow metabolism live longer?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-with-slow-metabolism-live-longer/439776
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [March 1, 2008, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-with-slow-metabolism-live-longer/439776 "2008-03-01T22:16:10Z")
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### Author: ![berff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/43a26b/32.png) [@berff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/berff)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2008, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-with-slow-metabolism-live-longer/439776/1 "2008-03-01T22:16:10Z")

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I remember reading some study a while ago that found that people (or maybe just lab rats) who consumed fewer calories lived longer on average. Is this because of slowed metabolism? It would make sense since a faster metabolism would cause all processes in the body to speed up, which would therefore accelerate the aging process, or at least I would think so. And it this is true, could one live longer by skipping breakfast or by eating every other day?

Not that I would ever try to reduce my food consumption , because I like food, but I was just curious as to whether there’s a correlation between the two.